Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-281) and index.
Contents:
The American Revolution -- Slavery -- Abraham Lincoln -- The Civil War -- The war's legacy : the lost cause and the Ku Klux Klan -- The good Indian : Dances with Wolves -- "The golden door" : Hester Street and The godfather part II -- The limits of Hollywood history : The grapes of wrath and the Great Depression -- HUAC and Hollywood : The way we were and Guilty by suspicion -- Remembering the 1960s : Mississippi burning and JFK.
Summary:
Offers a new perspective on major issues in American history from the 1770s to the end of the 20th century and explores how they have been represented in film.
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